[ConservativeStatement]

The old man on Pawn Stars would have been delirious.

[Pearls Before Swine]

The Babe died in 1948, so a 1948 car of his could be in totally cherry condition, as well as a piece of history due to his ownership.

[grobdriver]

I bet I stayed there two hours looking at it, sitting in it, asking questions about it.

I bet there wasn't much bargaining with the seller after that!

[cripplecreek]

Might be a good time to stat buying Justin Verlander memorabilia for your grandkids. He’s going to break all the records before he’s done.

[SES1066]

I do not know if this is the same gent in this picture but the photo is from the Lubbock Texas paper.

[wizr]

Photos @ link:
http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2012-10-15/pampa-man-buys-ride-lifetime

But, apparently you must sign in to see slide show.

[count-your-change]

So what if Ruth once owned it? A nice car but what does it really have to do with Ruth’s career? Or baseball in general? Is it somehow involved in a game or the history of baseball? No, No, and No.

At least a piece of equipment, a glove or bat owned or used by Ruth is relevant to what Ruth is famous for, baseball, but a car? Maybe the buyer feels he has a “Holy Relic”.